University of Montana Western art education student Sierra Bauer recently received a Nolle Gaston Scholarship valued at $1,500. She was one of only ten students in the United States and the only student in Montana to receive the scholarship.

University of Montana Western mathematics major Nathan Boll is the recipient of two major scholarships: a Montana Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) 2012-2013 Space Grant Scholarship and a 2012-2013 Great Lakes Loan Servicing Center Science Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship.

Megan Chilson, an associate professor of human health and performance at the University of Montana Western, is the president elect of the Northwest District for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NWD).

University of Montana Western Visiting Assistant Professor of English Danielle Jones recently received a Fulbright Scholar Grant for a residency in Russia to teach American literature at Perm State University and complete her memoir “Mother Russia, Father Time.”